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fill up

/ fill up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
eat until one is sated
"He filled up on turkey"
Type of:
eat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
become full
"The pool slowly filled with water"
"The theater filled up slowly"
Opposites:
empty discharge
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
water flood rack up
Derived:
filling fill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
"fill a container"
"fill the child with pride"
Opposites:
empty
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
clutter clutter up clog overload brim
Derived:
filling fill filler makeweight
Causes:
fill
See also:
shade fill in fatten fat flesh out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 4
fill or stop up
"Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
Type of:
fill
Kinds of:
seal plug stop up secure coapt
Derived:
blockage closure occlusion shutting closing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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eat change state turn water flood rack up empty discharge change alter modify clutter